小学英语英语故事（儿童故事）Thumbelina

ThumbelinaThumbelina〃Once upona time,there liveda womanwho hadno children.The womanwent toa sorcererand begged,〃I wantto raisea prettybaby.The sorcererthen gaveher aflower seed.As soonas theseedwas planted,a tulipblossomed forth.From thefloral leaf,a lovelybaby girl who wasas shortasa thumbwas born.“Mother,how areyou”The babygirlwhocame outfrom the flower saidhello toher motherwith〃a beautifulvoice.The womanwas veryhappy andwanted togive hera prettyname.A babywho〃is asshort asa thumb...I willname heras Thumbelina.Thumbelina leda happy life sailinghership acrossa pondfilled withflowers.But onenight,there appeareda horrible-looking toad，when Thumbelina was asleep.She isreally apretty girl.I amgoing tomake hermy bride.zThe toadcarried thesleeping girlon hiswarty backand wentto hispond.Thumbelina wokeupin themorning,and wasso surprisedthat she could donothing butweep silently.She thoughtthat shewould ratherdie thanbecome the wife of a toad.The fishwho sawthis unhappy，event weresympathetic towardsthe poorgirl,and said,“Thumbelina ispitiful.Lets helpher.z Thefish cutthe leafof alotus floweron whichThumbelina wasriding,so that shecouldrunaway fromthe toad.She wasroaming around the riversideriding on the leafofalotus flower.At thattime,a beetlecame flyingabout andspied thetop of the headof Thumbelina.〃Uh!She isa verypretty girl.Okay,I amgoing tomake hermy friend.The beetlegrabbed Thumbelina，and flewinto theforest.How aboutthat She is myfriend.Isn tshe verypretty”The beetlebraggedabout herto hisother beetlefriends,but theyall thoughtthatshewas anodd creature.，What Sheonly hastwo legsbut hasno wingslike wedo.It isreally strange.zWith hisfriends makingfun ofhim,the beetlebegan todislike Thumbelina.He wentaway withhisfriends,leaving thegirl alonein thebranches.She spentmany lonelydays eatingtree fruitsandflowers.Dear God,please sendme to my mother.Thumbelina wanderedaroundtheforestshivering fromcold andhunger.After sometime,it beganto snow.Thumbelina waslooking for a placeto takeshelter whenshe〃〃finally sawa twinklinglight.I amThumbelina.Please allowme totake arest inyour house.〃〃A fieldmouse womangreeted thegirl warmlysaying,0h mydear,please comein.The fieldmouse womanloved Thumbelinaas ifshe wereher owndaughter.One day,a richmole fromaneighboring burrowcame to the houseforaholiday.He said,“Sheisa reallypretty girl.It〃would begood ifshe becamethewifeof myson.The fieldmouse womanwas veryhappy aboutwhatthe richmole said.But Thumbelinadid notlike thathaughty fellow.Yet shewas unabletoreject whatthe fieldmouse womanwanted.Thumbelinawastaking awalk sadlyin anunderground passage,which wasactually thehouse of〃the mole.At thattime,she founda swallowthat hadfallen onthe ground.Ah,poor swallow.Please gainyour strength.Thumbelina nursedthe swallowearnestly.Finally,spring came,andthe swallowgained strengthand wasabout toleave theunderground passage.He said,DearThumbelina,come withme totheflower country where there isnothing butsun andflowers./zShe agreedand rodeontheback ofthe swallowtotheflower land,wherethePrince ofthe country〃greeted hersaying,“Welcome,Thumbelina!I waswaiting foryou.There begana greatpartyto welcomethe happygirl.The Princesaid,“Dear Thumbelina,would youplease marryme andbecomethe Queenoftheflower country”〃She said,Yes,I will!/z ThePrince thengave hisroyal crownand wingsto Thumbelina.To herbirdcompanion shesaid,“Dear swallow,please deliverthis newstomymother.Thereafter,thePrince andThumbelina leda veryhappylifein theflowercountry.。